A Four-midable Quiz

Answer: Gang of Four

The Gang of Four came to prominence during the mid 1960s through to the mid 1970s during a period that came to be known as the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They gained control of a number of the Communist Parties' power centres and instigated a series of decisions and moves that came to be labelled as treasonous. The figurehead of this group was Jiang Qing who was also Chairman Mao Zedong's last wife. The reign came to grief after a failed coup in October 1976.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The "curse" is a superstition that was created from the failure of the Red Sox to win a World Series during the period 1918-2004 and is said to have its roots in the Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. Up to this point the Red Sox had been one of the most successful franchises in the USA.
In the 2004 American League Championships they were down 3-0 to the Yankees and it looked like the curse had come back to bite them yet again. They rallied to beat the Yankees and would then go on to sweep the St Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series.
The documentary was created as part of ESPN's "30 For 30" series of presentations that was launched in October of 2009.

Answer: Mark Wahlberg

The movie, which also stars Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund, sees the four brothers come together after the death of their mother. What appeared to be a robbery gone wrong turns out to be a professional "hit" on their mother that is part of a major cover-up.
The film performed well at the box office but the critical responses to it were subdued. This is due, in part, to the ultra violence action depicted in it.

Answer: Four Wheel Drive vehicle

A four wheel drive vehicle allows all four of its wheels to receive torque from the engine at the same time. This enables it to establish a greater degree of control on a wider range of surfaces. Four x fours are usually associated with rally cars and off-road vehicles. The first four in the abbreviation/acronym is used to describe the number of wheels on the vehicle, the second describes the number that are powered.

Answer: Stations of the Cross

"The Stations of the Cross" are also referred to as "The Way of the Cross" or "The Way of Sorrows". It is a series of representations that depict the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ. The traditional form of the Stations are represented as follows:
1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. Jesus carries His cross
3. Jesus falls the first time
4. Jesus meets His mother
5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the cross
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7. Jesus falls the second time
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus falls the third time
10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
11. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross (Deposition or Lamentation)
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.

Answer: 87

A score represent twenty in number. Accordingly four score and seven is 87. The Gettysburg Address is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history and was delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863. The 87 years that he speaks about refers back to the American Revolution of 1776 and Lincoln uses this battle as a means to implore the American people to ensure the survival of democracy.

Answer: Roan

The Four Horsemen are meant to be the harbingers of the last Judgement. The white rider is often called Pestilence but should rightly be referred to as Conquest. He rides out of the first seal wearing a crown and holding a bow. The second horse is red and its rider wields a large sword with the task of removing peace from the Earth. He is seen to represent War. Our third horseman rides the black horse (not roan) and is understood to be famine. The last horseman rides in on a pale horse, which is sometimes referred to green, and he is Death. Hot on his heels is Hades.

Answer: Athens

The movement made their play for power during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and was led by a group of army leaders based in Samos. Whilst the coup was successful their power base was never stable and conflict soon arose between the moderates and the extremists within the group. The moderates prevailed and formed a government called "The 5,000", which collapsed several months later.

Answer: Crowded House

This track is a brilliant collaboration between Neil and his elder brother Tim. Originally it was slated for a project that the two were working on called "The Finn Brothers" but when that got shelved it was brought into Crowded House's third album "Woodface". The song itself was inspired by the city of Melbourne (Australia), which is renowned for its fickle and sudden changes in weather.

Answer: Fantastic Four

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby "The Fantastic Four" debuted in their self titled comic in November of 1961. The cosmic rays they are bombarded with alter their human make-up, allowing them to take on incredible powers. Reed Richards (Mr Fantastic) can now bend and twist his body into abnormal shapes and unusual proportions. Susan Storm can manipulate light, which allows her to render herself invisible. Johnny becomes the human torch and Ben Grimm turns into a rock shaped humanoid with super human strength.